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Join us at Kulturhuset for the closing event of the RegulAIR project.

In recent weeks, the presence of drones in civilian skies all over Europe has closed airports and sparked high-level reactions from governments and security professionals. The geopolitical developments in Europe and in its vicinity have only elevated the centrality of drones in contemporary security thinking and practice. The EU is taking concrete actions to increase protection against drone incursions in its Eastern flank, and the Norwegian and European industrial landscapes are adapting to the wide transformation occurred in the technology sector via the Ukraine war.

Join us for this event where we will gather leading international experts and key Norwegian societal stakeholders to discuss current security and regulatory trends in the drone sectors, while also looking ahead into future developments.

Programme

Coffee and reception (08:30)

Opening address (8:45)

  • Kristoffer Lidén, Research Director, PRIO

Key findings of the RegulAIR project (08:50)

  • Bruno Oliveira Martins, PRIO, leader of the RegulAIR project

Drone walls and regulations: The European context (09:05)

Panel chair: Stine Bergersen, PRIO

  • Samar Abbas Nawaz, Dept. of Computer Science, The Arctic University of Norway (UiT)
  • Chantal Lavallée, Royal Military College St Jean, Canada
  • Justinas Lingevičius, Vilnius University, Lithuania

Emerging research agendas: Junior researchers’ panel (09:50)

Panel chair: Bruno Oliveira Martins, PRIO

  • Heval Turan, MA student, TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo
  • Mathilde Lindenskov, MA student, Peace & Conflict Studies, University of Oslo

Coffee break (10:05)

From drones into the future (10:15)

Panel chair: Giovanni Dini, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and IBEI

  • Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, University of Oslo and PRIO
  • Faine Greenwood, civilian drone technology consultant, US
  • Arthur Holland Michel, drone and technology expert

Protecting Critical Infrastructures: views from practitioners (11:15)

Panel chair: Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, University of Oslo and PRIO

  • Jan Otto Johansen, Counter-Drone Unit, Oslo Police
  • Håkon Hilmar Ferkingstad and Thomas Djønne, Gassco AS
  • Joachim Hovland, Head of Drones and Robotics, Aker Solutions

Closing remarks

Lunch and networking from 12:15